Amasyalıdır. Ümerâdan Şirin Bey bin Aydoğdu Bey’in oğludur. İzzeddîn Keykâvus-ı Selçûkî ümerâsından olup hayli muharebelerde bulundu. Hicâz’a gitdi. 616 sâlinden sonra vefât etdi. Mücâhid, Hâcü’l-haremeyn bir zât idi. Mahdûmu Emîr Alâeddîn Ali Bey ve ammizâdesi de Emîr Alâeddîn Alîşir Bey bin Selçuk Bey bin Aydoğdu Bey’dir.
Abdîzâde Hüseyin Hüsâmeddîn Yasar · İKİNCİ BÂB · BİRİNCİ FASIL
Arslan Bey — Emîr Şücâ’eddîn
Encyclopedia · History of Amasya, Volume 6, p. 15 • Edited by: Doç. Dr. Recep Orhan ÖZEL - Doç. Dr. Metin HAKVERDİOĞLU
Original Text (Ottoman Turkish)
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Editor: Mevlüt Erdem Öztürk
In Modern English
He was from Amasya. He is the son of Şirin Bey son of Aydoğdu Bey, one of the emirs. Being one of the emirs of İzzeddîn Keykâvus the Seljuk, he took part in many battles. He went to the Hejaz. He died after 616 [1219-20]. He was a ghazi, a man who had made the pilgrimage to and visited Mecca and Medina. His son is Emîr Alâeddîn Ali Bey, and his cousin (paternal uncle's son) is Emîr Alâeddîn Alîşir Bey son of Selçuk Bey son of Aydoğdu Bey.
Notes and Research
Old Words in the Text
- ümerâ: emirs, beys
- mücâhid: one who fights in the way of God, a ghazi
- Hâcü'l-haremeyn: a pilgrim who has visited Mecca and Medina
- ammizâde: son of a paternal uncle
- mahdûm: son
Period and Setting
The death date in the text, 616 [1219-20], coincides with the period when Amasya passed to Seljuk rule and the reign of Alâeddin Keykubad (1220-1237) began. Amasya was taken after the Danishmendids in 1175 by Kılıç Arslan II, and in 1231 was given as a timar to Bereket Han. Şirin Bey and his line, whom Hüsameddin describes, belong within this framework among the emirs of Amasya in Seljuk service.
No record was found about Aydoğdu Bey and his sons Şirin and Selçuk Beys other than Hüsameddin. Since the name "İzzeddîn Keykâvus" belongs to more than one Seljuk ruler, it is not clear which one is meant in the text. For Alâeddîn Ali Bey and his cousin Alâeddîn Alîşir Bey too there is no separate record.
Hüsameddin states that Şirin Bey went to the Hejaz and was therefore regarded as a "Hâcü'l-haremeyn". The title "Emîr Şücâ'eddîn" in the entry heading does not appear in the text.
Bibliography
Primary sources
- Abdîzâde Hüseyin Hüsâmeddîn Yasar, Amasya Tarihi, Amasya Belediyesi Kültür Yayınları, 2022, vol. 6, p. 15–15. amasya.bel.tr
Academic studies
- "Amasya", TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi. https://islamansiklopedisi.org.tr/amasya
Official sources
- Amasya Governorship, "Selçuklu Dönemi". https://www.amasya.gov.tr/selcuklu-donemi